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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Events and operating hours for the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for space shuttle Discovery's departure. A NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified 747 jet, will transport Discovery to Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Va., on Tuesday, April 17.

Journalists are invited to cover the following events (all times are EDT):

After arriving at Washington Dulles, Discovery will be removed from the SCA and moved to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. for permanent public display on Thursday, April 19.

For more information on the preparations of shuttle orbiters for public display, visit: